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Viasat goes multi-orbit for maritime with NexusWave

21 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Multi-orbit, multi-band connectivity has come to the Viasat ecosystem. Maritime is up first, setting the stage for what the aero version might look like.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, GX, GX Aviation, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, NexusWave, OneWeb, Orchestra, phased array, Satellite, ThinAir, ThinAir Plus, ThinKom, ViaSat, ViaSat-3, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Does ATG have a future in commercial aviation?

18 January 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Cellular-based air-to-ground technologies brought inflight internet to thousands of aircraft and millions of passengers, first in North America, then in Europe and beyond. And while the technology continues to grow in some markets, some suppliers are more skeptical of its continued value, at least for commercial airlines.

This story is about: 5G, Aegean Airlines, air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, China, David Helfgott, EAN, European Aviation Network, gogo, Gogo 5G, IAG, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat, Inmarsat Global, Intelsat, International Airline Group, Jeff Sare, Low Earth Orbit, OneWeb, Orchestra, phased array, Ryan Stone, Saudi Arabia, SkyFive, SmartSky Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inmarsat connects to first LEO payload

16 December 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Inmarsat Orchestra logo

Over the summer Inmarsat announced plans to add multiple new layers to its satellite communication network. Today the company confirms that its first low earth orbit (LEO) test payload is operational.

This story is about: IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

Making the Business (Aviation) case for LEO at Gogo

23 November 2021 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

“We are in active conversations in the LEO and ESA world.”

That comment from Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne earlier this summer kicked off significant speculation on what the next next generation (after Gogo 5G) will look like.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, Hybrid, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Orchestra, Satellite, Starlink, Telesat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

SmartSky goes live!

11 October 2021 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The SmartSky air-to-ground networks is – finally – live. The company officially launched commercial operations at the NBAA conference in Las Vegas this afternoon, allowing its OEM and MRO to begin installations and complete additional STCs and Value Added Resellers to activate, connect, and serve customers.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, NBAA, NBAA21, Orchestra, Satellite, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Inmarsat to grow connectivity with multi-channel Orchestra platform

30 July 2021 By Seth Miller 2 Comments

The Inmarsat Orchestra logo

What if satellites alone are not the best solution to mobile connectivity demand? Under its newly announced Orchestra initiative, Inmarsat wants to take a different tack. The company plans to layer multiple communications technologies, adding terrestrial services and LEO satellites to the existing GEO satellite footprint. Traffic will route via the best available network at any given time.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC

PaxEx Premium: Peeling back the layers

29 July 2021 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

How does a major satellite connectivity company solve the problem of congestion at crowded (air)ports without disrupting billions of dollars in existing infrastructure? It is an answer that, much like the network (and ogres), comes with lots of layers.

This story is about: 5G, air-to-ground, ATG-NG, GEO, Geosynchronous Earth Orbit, Global Xpress, GX, GX Aviation, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, Inmarsat, Ka, Ka-band, L-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Orchestra, Satellite, wifi Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

AirAsia, Vision-Box boost biometric boarding

23 October 2020 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

AirAsia is pushing hard into biometrics, dramatically expanding its FACES contactless facial recognition system in partnership with Vision-Box.

This story is about: AirAsia, biometrics, digital transformation, facial recognition, Orchestra, Vision-Box Filed Under: Ground Services

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